SHARON HIBBERT
SOLITUDE OF SPACE

SHARON HIBBERT WAS BORN IN BELFAST IN 1955. SHE TRAINED AS A TEACHER FOR THE DEAF, BUT RECENTLY DECIDED TO TAKE HER PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY FURTHER BY ENROLLING IN A PHOTOGRAPHY DEGREE AT STOCKPORT COLLEGE. SHE GRADUATED WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS IN 2007.

HIBBERT'S INTEREST WAS INITIALLY IN REPORTAGE, DRIVEN BY THE LIVING IMAGES WHICH SHE EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND, GROWING UP IN BELFAST DURING THE TIME OF THE 'TROUBLES'.

HER CURRENT WORK, ESPECIALLY 'SOLITUDE OF SPACE', EXPLORES THE DOMESTIC BARRIERS AND CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY MODERN FAMILY LIFE. THIS SEQUENCE IS THE CULMINATION OF A PROCESS OF CLOSER AND CLOSER OBSERVATION, WHERE SEEMINGLY FAMILIAR DOMESTIC SPACES ARE STRIPPED OF THEIR PARTICULAR DETAILS AND ASSOCIATIONS TO THE POINT WHERE EVEN SPACE ITSELF IS DENIED US.

IN ITS PLACE THE PHOTOGRAPHER HAS OPENED UP A NEW FRAME FOR MEDITATION, WHERE SUBTLE SHIFTS OF LIGHT AND TIME, SET THE VIEWER'S MIND FREE.